Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard PLLC

44 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Biography

Stuart Miller is a distinguished trial lawyer with extensive experience defending catastrophic injury suits, professional liability claims and suits for wrongful death. His practice focuses on complex high-stakes commercial litigation, defense of class actions and catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death defense. In addition, he has an established practice in areas involving insurance coverage matters and bad faith claims. Stuart's clients represent a wide spectrum of business and industries, from Fortune 100 companies to privately owned businesses, for which he has tried numerous cases involving professional liability, product liability, transportation and premises liability claims. He offers effective risk management and preemptive legal analysis for clients to help manage their risk and outcomes, and he places a high premium on the use of technology within his daily and trial practice to efficiently manage client matters.

Stuart served as a faculty member of the International Association of Defense Council's (IADC) 2014 Trial Academy at Stanford Law School. He is a frequent speaker and author on issues such as trial advocacy, defense strategies in catastrophic injury cases, product liability and civil procedure. For more than 30 years, Stuart has been recognized by numerous organizations and companies for his accomplishments in the courtroom including being selected as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard PLLC

44 Best Lawyers awards

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard PLLC logo

Overview

  • University of Arkansas at Little Rock, J.D., graduated 1988
  • University of Arkansas at Little Rock, graduated 1988
  • University of Arkansas at Little Rock, J.D., graduated 1988
  • University of Arkansas at Little Rock, graduated 1988

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Fayetteville (2025)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Fayetteville (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Personal Injury Litigation
Special Focus:
  • Asbestos
  • Brain Injury
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • COVID-19
  • Fire and Casualty
  • Insurance
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Nursing Homes
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Wrongful Death

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